Sergeant Stubby was the only war dog to be promoted to sergeant through combat in WWI. He saved his regiment from surprise mustard gas attacks, found and comforted the wounded, and even once caught a German spy by the seat of his pants, holding him there until American Soldiers found him.
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Honeypot ants are a unique insect that use their own bodies as living storage pots of honey.
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Domestic pigs average a top speed of about 11 miles per hour.
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Cows can sleep standing up, but they can only dream lying down.
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Some lizards, in which the tail is a major storage organ for accumulating reserves, will return to a dropped tail after the threat has passed, and will eat it to recover part of the sacrificed supplies.
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An alligator can go through 2,000 to 3,000 teeth in a lifetime.
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Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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